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| Need amp suggestion for PBN Montana EPS2. Agree that the MAC 501s roll the other direction from bright, but if that was a problem for your ear, the older MAC stuff like the 352, have less emphasis on the top end. From what you had said about the deficiencies of the Brystons keeping them f... | |
| Need amp suggestion for PBN Montana EPS2. Jeff1225: Good call! Momentarily forgot about PASS! Very very fine amps indeed. Can't go wrong there either....Peter's amps are sonically closer to the Macs in my estimation though. Two different beasts, PASS and Peter's in-house. Pass compares be... | |
| Need amp suggestion for PBN Montana EPS2. Oh, also never settled on a pre that I could recommend with the Plinius amps -- I had probably about ten to fifteen Plinius amps over a few years (The Odeon is a killer multi, I forgot to mention), but now have sold them all off. As I say, I sort ... | |
| Need amp suggestion for PBN Montana EPS2. Well, can't really go wrong with any of those, except in my opinion there is no compelling reason to get the 103 -- cost you around $5K versus the 102 which is essentially the same amp sonically. A pair of 102s will rock your world, no doubt. The ... | |
| Need amp suggestion for PBN Montana EPS2. Since hearing them, I've only ever owned MONTANA. Everything I have heard subsequent to those acquisitions has confirmed that choice -- and when I say "confirmed," I guess I should say, I have been shocked at what others are paying good money for ... | |
| Class A, AB Oh, not at all...to tell the truth, I was not even referring to your use of the term "non-critical" -- the Plinius manual also refers to AB listening in those same terms. I was just amusing myself by restating that characterization because it stri... | |
| Class A, AB Oh yes, there is little doubt that when it comes to audio review, people are not hearing the same thing. That is why the only real way to determine if a given component is for you, is to buy and listen in your own environment -- enter Audiogon.Int... | |
| Class A, AB Aldavis:I am the opposite orientation on the A vs. AB choice -- after some intial experimentation and excitement about the sonic benefits of the class A mode, now I almost never go that route -- not so much concerned about the electrical use as th... | |
| Class A, AB And in class A mode, Plinius amps run hotter than you want to touch for very long, even while outputting no music. In class A/B, they are almost stone cold even while operating at amazing capacity. | |
| Class A, AB From a Plinius manual:"The Plinius [model] power amplifier operates in class A and is therefore capable of generating a moderately high temperature..."Later in the same manual referring to the toggle switch I referred to:"...A/B position reduces t... | |
| Class A, AB "...There is no such thing as combining Class A with Class AB- such an amplifier is by definition Class AB only."I beg to differ. I believe quite a few Plinius amps do exactly that, i.e., combine in a single amp either class A operation or class A... | |
| powervar power conditioners Is your electrical system "hodgepodge" enough to have laundry outlets you can access at 220volts? If so, you can have dedicated lines by getting a Powervar step-down power conditioner. I use two of these 100 lb. bad boys to power all my amps. Solv... | |
| All about the bass I'm going to put forward what I know. Have had virtually insatiable bass lust ever since being exposed to my first subwoofer decades ago.Go MONTANA -- the higher up the chain you go, the more capability is there obviously. Pair them with Plinius a... | |
| Upgraded power cords or high end conditioner next? Yes, slight hum and heat. If necessary, account for that, but this upgrade will give your sound such solidity and physical presence, the conditioner will never be heard, especially in the right locale. I could have opted to keep mine outside in th... | |
| Upgraded power cords or high end conditioner next? Anyone who rents AND has an unused 220v line for a laundry room or other application, CAN have dedicated lines. Your other upgrades won't even come close. Look into "power conditioner" step-down transformers from ONEAC or POWERVAR. Plug one into a... |